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Penn AiR's SAE Aero Design Aircraft Unveiling and Test Flight
Research + Innovation

Flying High with the Penn Aerial Robotics Club

On a pre-dawn morning in mid-February, two dozen students from Penn huddled together on a New Jersey airfield, anxiously awaiting a pivotal test flight. Breath … Read More ›

Posted on April 8, 2025
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Academics, Students

Responsible Innovation Starts Here: A Holistic Approach to Engineering Education

Imagine that a company develops a new, more sustainable type of concrete. One day, a bridge built using the material collapses, injuring an elderly woman. … Read More ›

Posted on April 7, 2025April 4, 2025
A group of college students stand outside on College Green to unveil their red and black electric car, REVX.
In the News

Penn Electric Racing Unveil their Latest Creation: REVX

On College Green on March 28, Penn Electric Racing, the student-run team of more than 100 members from the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering … Read More ›

Posted on April 4, 2025
Four female faculty members from Penn sitting at a table. This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Events

Modeling Careers in STEM

Whether it’s about the importance of forming connections and finding mentors, resilience in the face of failure, or strategies for work-life balance, University of Pennsylvania scientists … Read More ›

Posted on April 4, 2025
Picture of faculty members and administrators on the stage of Stavis Auditorium in Amy Gutmann Hall. From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu.
In the News

AI Across Disciplines Event Highlights the Power of ‘Breadth and Connectivity’ at Universities

In a packed auditorium at the recently opened Amy Gutmann Hall, Penn community members—deans, faculty, students, administrators, and beyond—gathered to formally launch the Penn AI Initiative and … Read More ›

Posted on April 3, 2025
Sevile Mannickarottu image
Alumni

Alumni Q&A: Sevile Mannickarottu (EE’99, GR’15)

Sevile Mannickarottu (EE’99, GR’15) has spent the past twenty years working at Penn Engineering, where he has taught and mentored thousands of students throughout his … Read More ›

Posted on April 2, 2025
A picture of the exterior of Amy Gutmann Hall, Penn's new mass timber building for AI and Data Science.
Events, In the News

AI Month at Penn

In an era defined by rapid technological transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a central force reshaping nearly every facet of human life—from health … Read More ›

Posted on April 1, 2025
A picture of a can of baseball "magic mud" next to a baseball covered with mud
In the News, Research + Innovation

The Science Behind Major League Baseball’s ‘Magic Mud’

As the Phillies gear up for the home opener, behind the scenes, another tradition takes place: each baseball is rubbed with the “magic mud,” a little-known … Read More ›

Posted on March 31, 2025
Three adults -- one woman and two men -- stand side by side in a restaurant, having just signed a document
Alumni, Students

Investing in Engineers: Sugi Widjaja and Millie Wan Champion Entrepreneurship Fellows

Neither Sugi Widjaja (EE’00) nor Millie Wan (W’01) pictured themselves attending Penn.  Widjaja, who moved from Asia to Santa Monica, California, for his senior year … Read More ›

Posted on March 31, 2025March 26, 2025
Two workers working on fixing a belt within the mill of the Morris Arboretum
In the News

Heritage and Innovation: How Penn Engineers are Restoring the Historic Springfield Mills

A unique collaboration between the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering and the Morris Arboretum & Gardens is harnessing innovation to resurrect a piece of Penn … Read More ›

Posted on March 28, 2025

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